Photo Contest

2018 Winners

Official Rules

General Contest Information

Wicomico County is seeking photos that illustrate the lifestyle, beauty and assets of Wicomico County. Topics to consider are listed below, but
we encourage creativity.

Nature & the Outdoors: Scenic shots of Wicomico County's parks, waterways and wildlife from any time of the year. Action shots of people of
all ages playing, biking, hiking, fishing, boating, bird watching, etc.

How To Enter

Photos will be accepted from June 15, 2018 at 10 a.m. EST to August 15, 2018 at 5 p.m. EST.

By submitting a photo, you promise that your entry complies with the Official Rules.

You may submit up to 10 photos. Each photo must be in digital format and have a caption. All photos must be submitted as high-resolution JPEG files.
Each photo must be at least 5x7 (or 1500x2100) at 300 dpi or larger. If you submit any photo under this resolution standard, then the photo
may be ineligible.

Photos must be taken by the entrant and be the property of the entrant.

Photos must comply with all applicable laws.

Photos that are obscene, defamatory, sexually explicit, or inappropriate will be disqualified at our discretion.

Photos must have been taken within two years of entry into this contest.

Photos may not have been published previously for monetary payment.

Only minor editing of a photo is acceptable. Extensively edited photos will be ineligible.

Before submitting a photo with an identifiable person, you must obtain a release signed by the person (or their parent or legal guardian) using
this form: Wicomico County Photo Release. You must send us any release within 7 days of your submission via email (vjunkin@wicomicocounty.org) or mail (Vanessa Junkin, Wicomico Recreation, Parks & Tourism, 500 Glen Avenue, Salisbury,
MD 21804).

Prizes

2nd Place: $250 and the opportunity to have their winning photo displayed on the Wicomico Tourism website and in Wicomico Tourism's 2019 Visitor's
& Relocation Guide.

3rd Place: $100 and the opportunity to have their winning photo displayed on the Wicomico Tourism website and in Wicomico Tourism's 2019 Visitor's
& Relocation Guide.

We will e-mail or call winners by August 31, 2018. If you don’t provide a valid e-mail address and telephone number, your entry may be
disqualified. To receive prizes, winners must complete additional forms within 30 days. If winners don’t claim their prize or complete
the required forms, we may select an alternate winner or not award the prize.

Prizes may not be transferred.

Judging

Our judges, at their sole discretion, will make 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place selections based on the quality, composition, content, originality,
creativity, and mass appeal. Decisions are final.

Other Very Important Information

All entrants grant to Wicomico County the irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide right to reproduce, distribute, display, modify, and create derivative
works of any photo entered in the contest in any current or future media or on any merchandise.

Entries become our property and will not be returned.

We may terminate or modify any part of the contest at any time for any reason.

We may disqualify anyone who violates these Official Rules.

All entrants agree to release and hold harmless Wicomico County and its agents from all claims related to the contest.